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Yazd The bride of desert

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Recognized by UNESCO as holding one of the oldest architecture all over the world Yazd is a special city in more than just one way. It's one of the oldest living cities of the world. In addition, due to its desert surroundings, it has developed a unique architecture. Yazd este un oraş special nu numai dintr-un singur motiv. Este unul dintre cele cele mai vechi oraşe locuite de pe planetă. În plus, datorită deşertului înconjurător şi-a dezvoltat o arhitectură cu totul specială

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A very recognizable feature of Yazd architecture is the badgir (meaning windtower), a construction on top of buildings designed as a natural ventilation system. Another great technology used for thousands of years in Yazd are the qanats. They are underground canals, bringing water from reservoirs. Some of the qanats can be up to 15 km long. O caracteristică foarte uşor de recunoscut a arhitecturii Yazdului este turnul de vânt (badgir), o construcţie pe partea superioară a clădirilor care este un sistem de ventilaţie naturală. O altă tehnologie uimitoare folosită de mii de ani în Yazd sunt qanaturile. Ele sunt canale subterane de aducţiune a apei în rezervoare. Unele qanaturi au mai mult de 15 km lungime

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P ersimmon ("fruit of Zeus or pear of Zeus") also known as kaki or Japanese Persimmon is an edible fruit

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This 15th century building is generally believed to have been built on the place where Alexander the Great detain ed the Iranian elite. Even the city was known with this same name during the first century after the advent of Islam. Despre această clădire din secolul XV se spune că ar fi fost ridicată pe locul unde Alexandru Macedon i-a închis pe conducătorii iranieni nesupuşi. Chiar şi oraşul a purtat acest nume în primul secol după trecerea la islam

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The story goes that during the reign of Alexander the Macedonian, a number of Iranian elite resisting his domination went on an uprising in Rey ( Near Tehran). He had them arrested, and on his way through Yazd imprisoned them in a dungeon which refers to a deep well in the courtyard of this building.

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The city of Yazd is located in the eastern part of central Iran situated on the high, desert plateau that forms much of the country. Amidst the immense desert ( one third of Iran is covered with deserts ) , Yazd retains its sterling of old in religion, traditions and architecture. It is also called, the city of "Badgirs". Badgirs are that chimney like structures raised on the roofs of Yazdies’ houses. Of course they are not chimneys; they are kind of ancient and still working ventilation systems. They gather the even faintest breezes of the desert and channel them into the building below. Yazd, oraşul situat în podişul deşertic înalt care acoperă o mare parte din Iran (o treime din Iran este deşert) şi-a păstrat o mare parte din vechile comori ale religiei, tradiţiilor şi arhitecturii. El este supranumit şi „oraşul turnurilor vântului” Turnurile captatoare de vânt (badgir) sunt structurile de pe acoperişurile caselor din Yazd care par coşuri de fum. Nu sunt hornuri ci structuri de ventilaţie şi răcire. Ele au rolul de a capta cele mai uşoare adieri de vânt şi a le direcţiona în interiorul clădirii.

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The westernmost qanats are in southern Spain and excavated by the Moors. The buried watercourses served to irrigate Andalusia, and qanats once supplied all the water used by the city of Madrid. În Spania există cele săpate de mauri pentru irigarea Andaluziei şi odinioară aprovizionarea cu apă a Madridului se făcea prin qanaturi

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Yazd’s wind-towers, which act as natural cooling systems for homes and public structures, remain a marvel of world architectural design and innovation.

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A windcatcher is a traditional Persian architectural element used for many centuries to create natural ventilation in buildings. Windcatchers come in various designs: uni-directional, bi-directional, and multi-directional.

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One of the many examples of energy efficient designs from the ancient world is a Persian architectural element called a windcatcher, or Badgir.

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It seems that time has stopped.

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Moreover, for the ones who adore people, culture, tradition, history and architecture, we cannot think of any other city that preserves so much of the traditional atmosphere better than "Bride of Desert".

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The badgirs were also often built along with cisterns which would store water delivered to the city via qanats , an extensive system of wells and underground tunnels which brought water from the mountains to desert towns and cities. The wind towers would help to keep the water cool.

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Yazd is of foremost importance as a centre of Persian architecture. Because of its climate, it has one of the largest networks of qanats in the world, and Yazdi qanat makers are considered the most skilled in Iran. To deal with the extremely hot summers, many old buildings in Yazd have magnificent windcatchers, and large underground areas. The city is also home to prime examples of yakhchals, the latter of which were used to store ice retrieved from glaciers in the nearby mountains. Yazd is also one of the largest cities built almost entirely out of adobe. Yazd este de o importanţă primordială mai ales ca centru de arhitectură persană. Datorită climei sale, are una dintre cele mai mari reţele de qanaturi din lume, iar meşterii din Yazd sunt consideraţi cei mai calificaţi din Iran. Pentru a face faţă verilor foarte calde, multe clădiri vechi din Yazd au turnuri de vânt magnifice, precum şi zone subterane de mari dimensiuni. Oraşul este, de asemenea, locul de origine pentru yakhchal, construcţii utilizate pentru a stoca gheaţa preluată din gheţarii din munţii din apropiere. Yazd este, de asemenea, unul dintre cele mai mari oraşe construite aproape în întregime din chirpici.

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Going to the payab , an underground chamber that gave access to the qanat (underground water channel) that passed beneath the building s .

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Building qanats is one of the highest paying jobs in Iran

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This staircase to a Safavid water reservoir (16th to 18th centuries) leads you to one of the underground qanats

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The Bagh-i Dowlatabad garden The ‘land of roses and nightingales’ has been filled with gardens at least since Cyrus the Great made a garden at Pasargadae in about 550 BC. In Yazd, the Bagh-i Dawlatabad, was built as the residence of the governor, Mohammad Tagi Khan-e Yazdi. and dates from about 1712–50. It has an octagonal pavilion which has been recently restored, and a fine example of a wind tower, which cools the room beneath it. In front of the pavilion is a long canal leading to another pavilion. The interior of the pavilion is superb with intricate latticework and exquisite stained-glass windows throughout. It is famous for having the highest badgir (wind tower), 33m high (109 feet) „Ţinutul rozelor şi al privighetorii” a avut grădini cel puţin de pe vremea când Cyrus cel Mare a făcut grădinile de la Pasargadae (cca 550 î.Hr) În Yazd, grădinile Bagh-i Dowlatabad , reşedinţă a guvernatorului, datează din 1712-1750. Pavilionul octogonal are cel mai înalt badgir (turn de captare a vântului) din Yazd (33m) şi este decorat cu vitralii iraniene şi stucatură splendide. În faţă are un lung bazin-canal prevăzut cu fântâni arteziene.